Lewis v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

This is a direct appeal by James K. Lewis, the defendant-appellant. Lewis and his co-defendant, Linwood Black, were charged with Burglary in the First Degree, Unlawful Imprisonment in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Conspiracy in the Second Degree and two firearms offenses. Both defendants were represented at a joint trial by the same attorney. Each defendant presented a defense of mistaken identification and separate alibis. After a four-day jury trial, both defendants were convicted of all offenses.

When the co-defendants were sentenced, Black admitted that…